Cessna T210K accident near Buena Vista, CO
On May 26, 2000, a Cessna T210K (airplane) was involved in an accident near Buena Vista, CO. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- May 26, 2000
- Place
- Buena Vista, CO
- Aircraft
- Cessna T210K · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 38.829°N, 106.140°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20974
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On May 26, 2000, at approximately 1515 mountain daylight time, a Cessna T210K, N9457M, was destroyed when it impacted terrain in Cottonwood Pass, near Buena Vista, Colorado. The non-instrument rated private pilot and his two passengers were fatally injured. The pilot was operating the airplane under Title 14 CFR Part 91. Instrument meteorological conditions prevailed at the accident site at the time of the accident. The cross-country personal flight originated from Jefferson County Airport, approximately 55 minutes before the accident. A VFR flight plan had been filed. The pilot called Denver Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) on five separate occasions to get weather information and to file a VFR flight plan. On four of the calls, starting at 1030 on the day of the accident, the FAA briefer told the pilot of mountain obscuration and that VFR flight through central Colorado was not recommended. At 1107, the pilot filed a VFR flight plan from Jefferson County Airport, Broomfield, Colorado, direct to Halls Crossing, Utah, at 14,500 feet. He said that the estimated time en route was 2.5 hours, and that he had 5 hours of fuel onboard. At 1353, the pilot again talked with an FAA briefer for a weather update. During that conversation, the pilot indicated that he would fly south to Pueblo, over La Veta Pass to Alamosa, and then west to Lake Powell. When the pilot called Denver AFSS, to open his flight plan at 1420, the controller again informed him of turbulence and mountain obscuration through central Colorado, and that VFR flight was not recommended. At ap
Probable cause
the pilot's disregard of the weather forecast, and his VFR flight into IMC. Contributing factors were snow showers, fog, and the mountainous terrain.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
